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Chief Justice of Belize

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The Chief Justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the Chief Justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The current Chief Justice of Belize is Kenneth Benjamin, a dual national of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

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List of Chief Justices

The full list as published by the Attorney General of Belize:

  1. Robert Temple Esq., 1843–1861

British Honduras (1862-1973)

  1. Richard J. Connor Esq., 1862
  2. William A. Parker Esq., 1875–1881
  3. Sir Henry P. Schooles Esq., 1881
  4. W. A. M. Sheriff Esq., 1883–1886
  5. Sir W. Meigh Goodman Esq., 1886–1889
  6. Sir William John Anderson, 1890–1900
  7. Sir Walter L. Lewis, 1900–1906
  8. Frederick M. Maxwell Esq., 1906–1911 (afterwards Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands, 1912)
  9. Sir Walter S. Shaw Esq., 1912–1914
  10. R. B. Roden Esq., 1915–1921
  11. Herbert K. M. Sisnett Esq. 1922–1931
  12. Charles W. W. Greenidge Esq., 1932–1936
  13. Sir Arthur K. Agar Esq., 1936–1940
  14. Sir Carleton G. Langley Esq., 1940–1947
  15. Frederick M. Boland Esq., 1948–1949
  16. Sir Alfred V. Crane Esq., 1950–1954
  17. Erskine R. L. Ward Esq., 1955–1957
  18. Sir Clifford De L. Innis Esq., 1957–1972

Belize (1973–)

  1. Arthur R. F. Dickson Esq., 1973–1974
  2. Sir Denis E. G. Malone Esq., 1974–1979
  3. Albert L. Staine Esq., CBE, 1979–1982
  4. George C. R. Moe, Esq., QC, 1982–1985
  5. George N. Brown, Esq., acting 1985–1986
  6. Taufik Cotran Esq., CBE, 1986–1990
  7. Sir George N. Brown, 1990–1998
  8. George Singh, Esq., 1998
  9. Manuel Sosa, Esq., CBE, SC, 1998–1999
  10. John Troadio Gonzalez, acting 1999–2000
  11. Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, 2000–2010
  12. Samuel Awich, acting 2010–2011
  13. Kenneth Benjamin, 2011–

References

Chief Justice of Belize Wikipedia
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